Seahawks Hosting DE Aldon Smith For Visit

According to Todd Archer, the Seahawks are hosting DE Aldon Smith for a visit. 

Ed Werder reports the Seahawks nearly signed Smith a month ago but paused at the last minute, signing DEs Kerry Hyder and Benson Mayowa instead. 

Per Michael Gehlken, Smith isn’t expected to sign with Seattle today, instead this visit will determine if he’s someone the Seahawks will look to sign after the draft. 

Seattle was also interested in trading for Smith at the trade deadline last year but Dallas wasn’t willing to make the move at the time. 

The Cowboys brought Smith back out of a long hiatus and he was a capable player for them in 2020.

Smith, 31, is a former first-round pick of the 49ers back in 2010. He was cut loose by the 49ers shortly after a DUI incident in 2015, even though San Francisco picked up his fifth-year option.

Smith later signed a one-year deal with the Raiders that was worth up to $8 million, which was largely incentive-based. The Riaders elected to re-sign Smith to a two-year, $11.5 million contract in 2016.

However, the Raiders placed Smith on the reserve/suspended list before cutting him loose in 2018. The Cowboys later signed him to a one-year contract worth $2 million and includes another $2 million in incentives.

In 2020, Smith appeared in all 16 games for the Cowboys and recorded 48 tackles, five sacks, two fumble recoveries including one returned for a touchdown and two passes defended. Pro Football Focus had him rated as the No. 50 edge defender out of 109 qualifying players. 

We’ll have more on Smith as the news is available.